Tokyo Three Generations

Just as Jun Takasaki was about to say goodbye, Motoyo Nagasaki suddenly reached out his hand to him.

Here's a parting gift for you.

Takasaki Jun looked closely and saw a small USB flash drive lying in her hand.

"You've already done so much for my daughter and me, it would be too shameless of me to resort to any more tricks."

Nagasaki Motoyo lowered her head, avoiding eye contact with the person opposite her. "I'm so sorry for the trouble I caused you before."

Takasaki Chun was a little stunned.

She's still just a young girl, so easily moved by her own emotions.

He suddenly had a mischievous idea.

So he reached out and took the USB drive, then spoke in a cold and sinister tone.

"What an easily fooled little girl... Hahaha, Miss Nagasaki, now you and your mother have no power to resist... You and your mother, wait to meet again in hell..."

Nagasaki Motoyo froze, as if her blood had been frozen.

The pain of going from great joy to great sorrow and being betrayed by someone she trusted left her unable to move, and even her breath stopped.

Filled with inexplicable fear, she slowly raised her head, intending to put an end to her foolishness.

However, what greeted her was a smile of great interest.

"So easily intimidated? I'm just kidding. If I wanted to rob it, I would have done it already... I wouldn't have waited until now."

From extreme joy to extreme sorrow, then to escaping death, and the relief that trust had not been betrayed, Nagasaki Motoyo was filled with both anger and helplessness, and tears suddenly welled up uncontrollably in her eyes.

Then, she suddenly forgot her manners and reached out to pound his chest with all her might.

Suddenly, the number of onlookers increased dramatically, with almost everyone stopping to admire the scene.

Jun Takasaki regretted his own actions and quickly patted her head gently to comfort her.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have made that kind of joke..."

Nagasaki Motoyo, however, ignored everyone and continued to pound the hammer until she finally vented her anger.

Then, with tears in her eyes, she looked at Takasaki Jun and said, "That's too much! Never play jokes like that again! I... I made such a big decision... That's too much!"

"No, absolutely not, I promise."

25, bittersweet and relieved

After beating her for a while, Nagasaki Motoyo finally felt relieved.

She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and then bowed to Jun Takasaki in apology.

"I'm sorry, I've been through a lot lately and the pressure has been too much. I lost control of my emotions just now. Please forgive me."

"It's alright, this is my own fault." Jun Takasaki waved his hand. "Let's call it a day now, we can't stay here as a public spectacle forever, can we?"

Nagasaki Motoyo suddenly realized how much of a commotion her antics had caused. She instinctively turned her head and saw many girls in Tsukimori uniforms pretending to be watching them casually.

Some people were practically clapping and cheering.

She immediately blushed and lowered her head, no longer daring to look directly at the people around her.

But deep down, she felt a little smug.

That's right, it was intentional for her to drag Takasaki Jun out for a walk around the school gate; she just wanted people around her to see that she had such a good friend.

But this commotion had such a "good" effect that it exceeded her initial expectations.

The girl's subtle feelings made her feel conflicted and hesitant. After a long pause, she finally spoke softly, "Well... goodbye. Please take good care of my mother. I will study hard and keep our promise."

An agreement?

After thinking for a while, Jun Takasaki remembered the idea that Motoyo Nagasaki had mentioned before: "to work for his family to pay off their debts after graduation."

He just laughed it off at the time, but he didn't expect the other party to take it so seriously.

"Your mother will handle the debt herself. Just focus on living your own life." He waved his hand. "Goodbye!"

"goodbye!"

Although Nagasaki Motoyo waved goodbye, she stood there very politely and watched Takasaki Jun walk away until he disappeared around the corner of the street.

Then she turned around and walked towards the familiar campus.

Ten days later, when she returned to school, she felt as if she had been in another world.

The familiar campus buildings, the familiar uniforms, the familiar girls chatting and laughing... the scenery was exactly the same, but her state of mind had changed.

Compared to the experience of being on the brink of life and death, everything I had cared about before seemed so insignificant.

More importantly, she has temporarily lost her mother's protection and must learn to bear the weight of her life on her own.

So, what should we do now?

First, you need to complete the procedures for taking a leave of absence from school.

However, the leave of absence procedure was handled by Miss Toyokawa, and I didn't even know how to complete it or who to contact.

So now, we should go find Toyokawa Shoko first and ask her to help resolve this matter.

With this thought in mind, she took a step and walked towards the classroom where Miss Toyokawa was.

However, her steps slowed down, as if she were being blocked by some invisible wall of air.

She knew she was afraid.

It wasn't that she was afraid of the other person's arrogance and domineering attitude, but rather that she was afraid that the other person was really so perfect that she would feel ashamed of herself and dare not even have any thoughts of comparing herself to them.

After hesitating for a long time, she finally made up her mind and forced herself to walk to the door of the other person's classroom.

Just then, the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class, and the girls walked out of the classroom in twos and threes.

Some people glanced curiously at Nagasaki Motoyo standing in the corridor, but she remained unmoved.

She waited for two minutes but didn't see Miss Toyokawa come out, so she didn't hesitate any longer and went straight into the other person's classroom.

She wasn't worried about not recognizing Miss Toyokawa, because with her unique hair color and outstanding looks, there was simply no possibility of mistaking her.

Sure enough, upon entering the classroom, she immediately spotted Toyokawa Shoko sitting upright in the middle of the room.

At that moment, she didn't notice herself, but was chatting with a classmate next to her with a big smile.

This classmate is also very pretty, with light blue hair. Although I don't know her, she must be her close friend.

Moreover, she soon noticed that Miss Toyokawa was probably the center of attention in the class—not only because she sat in the middle, but also because other people were talking to her.

So she's still the class idol... but that's not surprising.

While thinking to herself, Nagasaki Motoyo silently moved closer to Toyokawa-sama.

At that moment, Toyokawa Shoko and the people around her noticed the unfamiliar girl.

They stopped talking and looked at Nagasaki Motoyo with curiosity.

Nagasaki Motoyo suppressed her nervousness and unease, then asked in a low voice.

"Excuse me, are you Toyokawa Shoko?"

"Yes, that's me. And who are you?" Toyokawa Shoko asked, puzzled.

"I'm Nagasaki Motoyo from Class 3-B. Thank you so much for your help before." Nagasaki Motoyo introduced herself while bowing naturally to the other person. "Nice to meet you."

Upon hearing the name Nagasaki Motoyo, Toyokawa Shoko immediately thought of something. She was first surprised, and then curious.

However, her upbringing prevented her from being impolite at such a moment, so she suppressed her distracting thoughts, stood up first, and then bowed respectfully to the other person, saying, "Nice to meet you. Please take care of me. It was just a small favor before, please don't mind it!"

After they finished speaking, the two of them looked up at the same time.

This was also the first time the two of them had truly faced each other.

"So beautiful..."

The two people had the same idea almost at the same time.

While admiring the beauty, a subtle bittersweet feeling welled up inside them, but even so, no one revealed it.

"Nagasaki-san, did you just come back from overseas?" Toyokawa Shoko asked after exchanging greetings.

“Yes, I just got back not long ago,” Nagasaki Motoyo replied. “This journey was quite arduous, but thankfully, thanks to your help, I managed to keep my student status. However, I heard before that I needed to complete the leave of absence procedures…”

"Yes, that's true." Toyokawa Shoko suddenly realized.

Then, she smiled and looked towards the classroom door, "Let's talk outside."

"Xiao Xiang..." At this moment, Ruoye Mu called out. She didn't know what had happened, nor did she know who this uninvited girl was, so she was instinctively a little worried.

"Don't worry, Mutsu, it's nothing." Toyokawa Shoko smiled and waved to Wakaba Mutsu, then introduced her to Nagasaki Motoyo.

"This is my best friend, Wakaba Mutsumi."

"Wakaba-kun, nice to meet you. Please take care of me." Nagasaki Motoyo also greeted Wakaba Mutsumi.

Although she had relaxed, Wakaba Mutsu was still a little uncomfortable in front of strangers, so she greeted Nagasaki Motoyo in a voice barely audible.

"Nice to meet you... Please take care of me..."

Then, the two of them walked out of the classroom together.

Led by Toyokawa Shoko, the two walked along the corridor of the teaching building toward the academic affairs office.

"Nagasaki-san, has something bad happened to your family recently? Otherwise, there's no need to be in such a hurry," Toyokawa Shoko asked after walking for a while.

It wasn't just a bad thing, it was a near-death experience... Nagasaki Motoyo thought to herself.

However, this is something that cannot be said aloud.

"Yes, my mother has encountered some misfortune, and I have to go see her urgently."

"Is that so?" Toyokawa Shoko stopped and then comforted the other woman in a sincere tone, "Is Auntie feeling better now?"

"Yes, she's mostly recovered, but... she probably won't be able to come see me for quite some time," Nagasaki Motoyo replied with a wry smile.

"That must have been really difficult..." Toyokawa Shoko's expression instantly darkened.

She had just lost her mother permanently, so she understood better than anyone what it felt like to have to be separated from her mother.

Compared to this tragedy, the slight bitterness in my heart is nothing.

"Life is full of misfortunes, and there's nothing we can do about it. We should just accept it." With a touch of sympathy, she offered words of comfort to Nagasaki Motoyo. "Although I don't know what happened to Auntie, as long as she's alive, there's hope. And with such an outstanding daughter like you, she must be very proud..."

Her sincere comfort eased the slight bitterness in Nagasaki Motoyo's heart.

Recently, she has experienced far too much fear and pain, and she cannot confide in outsiders about these fears and pains. That is why such unreserved comfort is all the more precious.

"Thank you for your comfort." She sincerely thanked the other person. "Toyokawa-san, your mother must be very proud to have such an outstanding daughter like you..."

She knew in her heart that it was actually Miss Toyokawa who needed comforting more than she did.

Mizuho Toyokawa's death was major news that shocked the entire nation. The Elite Academy, not some secluded monastery, naturally couldn't be unaware of it. In fact, the students there had already learned about it from their parents.

However, out of respect for the dead, no one would be so bored as to discuss Mrs. Mizuho's death. They simply tacitly expressed their sympathy for Miss Toyokawa, who lost her loved ones at a young age.

Upon hearing the other person mention her mother, Toyokawa Shoko paused for a moment, but quickly smiled again, her brows showing a sense of relief.

"I'm still far from being as good as my mother. I will definitely work hard and become the child my mother can be proud of..."

As they were talking, the two of them arrived at the Academic Affairs Office together.

Then, Toyokawa Shoko went straight to the chairman's secretary and brought up the matter of Nagasaki Motoyo's need to renew her leave of absence procedures.

With the young lady's urging, the efficiency of the work indeed increased rapidly. The secretary took Nagasaki Motoyo to the relevant person in charge, and then quickly completed the necessary procedures.

This means that the previous unexcused absences have been erased, and Nagasaki Motoyo can continue to be a student of Tsuki no Mori with dignity.

However, Nagasaki Motoyo also knew that the absence record could be erased, but the missed lessons could not, so she had to concentrate on catching up as soon as possible.

After completing the formalities, the two walked out of the academic affairs office together.

After escaping the crisis, Nagasaki Motoyo looked much more relaxed, while Toyokawa Shoko remained composed.

“Nagasaki-kun, Jun specifically asked me to take care of you for a while. Although he didn’t explain it very clearly, I guess it might be related to your mother…” Toyokawa Shoko said in a relaxed tone, “So, if there’s anything I can help you with, just tell me. I’ll do my best to help you, and at least I won’t let you be disturbed by the outside world at school.”

"Thank you!" Nagasaki Motoyo could only express her gratitude.

"No need to thank me, he specifically asked me to do this, of course I have to do it well." Toyokawa Shoko smiled.

Then, she added with a hint of curiosity, "But do you two have a deep relationship? Given his personality, he shouldn't care so much about others..."